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Australian People
Australia is a vast country with a lot of people. Here we explore some interesting facts that every Australian should know about their fellow Australians.
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| Population | 21,766,711 (2011 est), 20,600,856 (2008 est) | |
| Age structure (2011 est) | 0-14 years 15-64 years 65 years and over | 18.3% (male 2,040,848 / female 1,937,544) 67.7% (male 7,469,092 / female 7,266,143) 14.0% (male 1,398,576 / female 1,654,508) |
| Median age (2011 est) | total male female | 37.7 years 37.0 years 38.4 years |
| Population growth rate | 1.148% (2011 est), 0.801% (2008 est) | |
| Net migration rate | 6.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est), 3.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est) | |
| Birth rate | 12.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est), 11.90 births/1,000 population (2008 est) | |
| Death rate | 6.88 deaths / 1,000 population (2011 est), 7.62 deaths / 1,000 population (2008 est) | |
| Gender ratio (2011 est) | at birth under 15 years 15-64 years 65 years and over total population | 1.055 male(s)/female 1.05 male(s)/female 1.03 male(s)/female 0.84 male(s)/female 1 male(s)/female |
| Infant mortality rate (2011 est) | total male female | 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth (2011 est) | total population male female | 81.81 years 79.40 years 84.35 years |
| Total fertility rate | 1.78 children born/woman (2011 est), 1.76 children born/woman (2008 est) | |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% | |
| Religions | Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006) Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001) | |
| Languages | English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006) English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001) | |
| Literacy (2003 est) | definition age 15 and over can read and write total population 99%, male 99%, female 99% |
